The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-08-13
The East.

E-''Banner Items."-Br. J
Waddeu, Jr., is holding meetings at
Blaine, Perham and Moro, to the great
interest of the people.-The Skowhegan
Sunday-school and it's friends picnicked
at North Pond, Smithfield.-The pros
perity of the South Berwick parish was
never in the same time so much advanced
as it has been in the last three months.
The congregations have gained steadily;
the Sunday school has increased; the
Wednesday evening conference has been
more largely attended and more interest
ing than ever before. The society is en-
tirely free of debt The members are
thoroughly united and the cause is -four
ishing.
yERMONT.-St. Albaus.-The evil
ling Workers. society composed of the
misses of the Sunday school, recently gave
their first public entertainment. The re-
ceipts indicate that the young people are
willing to work. The exercises consisted
of music by local talent and readings by
Miss Julia Leavens, member of st.
Paure Universalist church, Chicago, and
an elocutionist by profession. July 10
was observed as Children's Sunday.
Eight children were dedicated and three
young men joined the church. A con-
cert was given in the evening by the Sun
day-school.
MASSACHUSETTS, Rev. Mr.. Lynn
accepts the call to Danvers and begins
his labors with September. The call is
urgent and emphatic and the future is
full of promise-Dr. Miner breaches at
the Shawmut church during August
Mr.. Francis Draper, one of the first and
very generous donors to Tufts College,
and in late years one OF the Columbus
Avenue members, has passed away. He
died at the age of rs, esteemed and re-
spected for his Christian worth and spirit.
Death of Oscar G. Sawyer.
The many friends OF DR.. and Mrs. Saw
yer will tenderly sympathize with them
in sore bereavement which comes upon
them in great suddenness. The Boston
Journal, of Aug. /, gives the particulars:
"Mr. Oscar G.. Sawyer, of the staff of the
New York Herald was overcome with the heat
on the Brooklyn bridge Saturday afternoon
and taken to the Chambers Street Hospital
where he died soon after. Mr.. Sawyer has
been widely known as journalist. He is
son of Rev. 7. j. Sawyer, d. D., of College
Fl i'll, Dean of the Tufts Divinity school, and
was for some years previous to the Rebellion
a student at Tufts College. Leaving his col
lege course uncompleted he went to the front
as war correspondent of the New York Her
aid, and did some notable work. In 1857 or
1868 Mr.. Sawyer founded the Salt Lake Trib
une, an anti-Mormon journal. Subsequently
he was Secretary for various Admirals and
Commodores, and spent several years abroad
with the squadrons on foreign service, par
ticularly on the China Seas. Returning to this
country, he was for time Secretary to the
Co mmandant of the Naval Station at Ports
mouth. N H., and three years ago he went to
New York and re-entered the employ of the
Herald Mr.. Sawyer had a wide circle of &C.
quaintances, especially among officers of the
navy"
CONNECTICUT.-At Norwich every
thing moves pleasantly under the new
pastor, and the people are already max
ing arrangements for the State Oonven-
ton which meets in that city in Septem-
BERTHE church at Hartford is closed
until September.
NEW YORK.-P arish Intelligence
At Kirkville m oney has been raised to
finish the church. The work is conducted
aggreseively and the parish is doing re-
markably well.-The work at Syracuse is
also reported in prosperous condition.
July 10, Rev. Fl. E. Gilchrist began his
work as pastor of the Courtland parish
and with encouraging prospects. A "pret-
ty parsonage" is owned by this church,
The State Convention will be held at
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS presents I'M
usual claims upon the visitor. The lake
cenery has a peculiar charm, not only
for it's many lovely features, but from its
close association with the fame and genius
of Cooper.
PENNSYLVANIA. = Enterprise and
Awakening at Erie.-The Erie Dispatch
of July 81, says: "The members of the
Universslist church held, last night, one
of the most enthusiastic and effective
business meetings it has ever been our
lot to attend. They had an important
object ahead and they worked directly to
the end desired. 1t was voted to raise
the church six feet above the grade OF
the sidewalk, move it over to within two
feet of the west line Of the lot and build
church parlors and Sunday oil rooms
underneath; to refit the auditorium with
new windows and in other ways BETTING
the place. A tower will be placed on the
southeast corner and new roof put on
somewhat Gothic in style, with new and
becoming 'front.'" Rev. ID. L. Fisher is
the pastor and organizer under whose
lead this good work has been started.
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